World Aquatics obliged the host countries of the competition to provide visas to Russian athletes
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The International Aquatics Federation (World Aquatics) has introduced a requirement for competition organizing countries to guarantee the issuance of visas to Russian and Belarusian athletes under the threat of deprivation of the right to host tournaments.
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Why It Matters
In April, World Aquatics allowed Russian athletes to compete under the flag and anthem.
The International Aquatics Federation (World Aquatics) has obliged the host countries of international competitions to issue visas to Russian athletes. This was reported by the Roscongress Sport Telegram channel.
The corresponding decision of the organization was announced by the Secretary General of the Russian Aquatic Sports Federation (RWFSR) Radmir Gabdullin. “We have achieved a decision from World Aquatics that countries that undertake international competitions must sign an agreement that their governments will not interfere with Russian and Belarusian athletes obtaining visas,” Gabdullin said.
The functionary also added that World Aquatics will take away the right to host international competitions from countries that prevent Russians and Belarusians from obtaining visas. In April, the organization allowed Russian athletes to compete under its auspices with the flag and anthem.
Open Questions
- Which countries can refuse to comply with this requirement?
- Will the visa control mechanism be transparent?
